20 Mar Opinion: Ensuring Quality of Diesel Exhaust Fluid Can Help Keep Trucks Running Smoothly Fleet managers and truck drivers both need to understand that the quality of the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) going into their vehicles is as important as the quality of the engine oils or fuels used in their vehicles. Read more...
20 Mar House Transportation Panel Seeks Whistleblower Input An online presence for sharing potentially sensitive information about operations at federal transportation agencies was unveiled by a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more...
20 Mar TMC Takes Stock of Latest Developments in Automated Driving, Platooning ATLANTA — Representatives from self-driving truck startups TuSimple and Embark and truck platooning firm Peloton Technology continued the industry’s conversation about the emergence of automated trucking at American Trucking Associations’ 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting. Read more...
20 Mar America’s Farmers Call for Help as Debts Climb to 1980s Levels The worst agricultural downturn since the 1980s is taking its toll on the emotional well-being of American farmers. In Kentucky, Montana and Florida, operators at Farm Aid’s hotline have seen a doubling of contacts for everything from financial counseling to crisis assistance. Read more...
20 Mar Wabash Commercial Trailer Segment Uses Technology and Dealers to Remain Vital ATLANTA — Wabash National Corp. is diversifying from the dry van business, a recent Investors Day presentation made clear. But at the same time, the company’s commercial trailer products segment is gaining dealers and pushing ahead with new designs. Read more...
20 Mar Lyft Gets First Buy Rating Ahead of IPO Amid Market Share Gains Lyft Inc. received an encouraging sign from Wall Street March 20, winning its first buy rating more than a week before shares start trading. Read more...
20 Mar BMW Pushes on With UK-Made Electric Minis as Brexit Looms BMW AG will start production of an electric Mini model in the U.K. later this year even as carmakers grapple with the implications of the latest twist to Britain’s exit from the European Union. Read more...
20 Mar Lion Sets Class 8 Electric Truck Production for Fall ATLANTA — The Lion Electric Co. wants to demystify electric commercial vehicles for its customers. Read more...
20 Mar Yokohama Introduces Two Low-Rolling-Resistance Tires ATLANTA — Yokohama Tire debuted two new SmartWay-verified, low-rolling-resistance tires at American Trucking Associations’ 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting here March 19. Read more...
20 Mar House Republicans Push for Action on Self-Driving Vehicles Bill Three Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are ready to re-legislate on the technology for self-driving vehicles. And, to do so, they are asking the chamber’s new Democratic leadership to proceed with a bill. Read more...